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Subject: Re: [boost] [Git] Documentation update
From: Daniel Pfeifer (daniel_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-02-11 03:50:21


2013/2/11 Andrey Semashev <andrey.semashev_at_[hidden]>:
> On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 9:08 PM, Beman Dawes <bdawes_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>> The "Git and Modular Boost" documentation has been updated:
>>
>> * The GitHub mothership with be github.com/boostorg
>> * Full history for the current trunk and branches/release will be available.
>> * There are now active milestone and issue trackers for the conversion.
>>
>> See https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/wiki/WikiStart#GitandModularBoost
>
> I'm a bit confused. Is https://github.com/boostorg the primary
> location of modularized Boost now?

Yes, we think that name is more appropriate. Our preference would be
"boost", but that name is already taken.

> Is boost-lib deprecated? It's still
> mentioned on a few pages on the Wiki.
>
> And what is https://bitbucket.org/boostorg? Is it supposed to be a
> mirror? What repo boost devs should be using after modularization is
> complete?

That is a mirror and might go away in the future. We currently push
there because of the gitk-like branch view. We think that is helpful
for reviewing the modularization. The official place will be
github.com/boostorg.


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